PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christian Rasmussen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rasmussen has chosen Era – Ameno as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Hamidovich Saitiev
vs
Rasmussen

183 cm
31
185 lbs
14 - 9 - 0

185 cm
25
174 lbs
7 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Christian Rasmussen!
The judges for this bout are Daniel Bishop, James Atkins and Donald Grub.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rasmussen will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hamidovich Saitiev shoots for a takedown but Rasmussen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Christian Rasmussen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws the left hand but Rasmussen avoids the punch easily.
Rasmussen throws a counter combo.
Rasmussen lands a leg kick that knocks Hamidovich Saitiev off balance momentarily.
Rasmussen throws a leg kick which misses Hamidovich Saitiev's front leg but catches the back leg as Hamidovich Saitiev tries to avoid it.
Rasmussen lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Hamidovich Saitiev has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Rasmussen.
A nice inside leg kick there by Rasmussen. That's going to slow Hamidovich Saitiev down.
Hamidovich Saitiev throws a hook but Rasmussen avoids it easily.

Hamidovich Saitiev closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Rasmussen quickly recovers to half guard.

Rasmussen looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hamidovich Saitiev takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Rasmussen wants to get back to full guard.
Rasmussen has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hamidovich Saitiev is working away from the top position though.
Hamidovich Saitiev is looking to take a break and control but Rasmussen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Rasmussen is looking to get back to full guard here but Hamidovich Saitiev has managed to pass to side control instead.
Hamidovich Saitiev in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Rasmussen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the head with strikes.
Rasmussen tries to buck Hamidovich Saitiev off but Hamidovich Saitiev is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rasmussen wants to control but Hamidovich Saitiev postures up.
Hamidovich Saitiev scoring with punches and elbows.
Hamidovich Saitiev working the ground and pound from side control.

Rasmussen is rocked!
We've been hearing that Hamidovich Saitiev has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hamidovich Saitiev lands some shots froms side control.
Rasmussen is still in real trouble! Can Hamidovich Saitiev finish him?
Hamidovich Saitiev moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Hamidovich Saitiev scores with a big shot from side control... and another... and another! Oh Rasmussen is done here - save him referee! More strikes land and eventually the ref does step in and Hamidovich Saitiev can finally stop beating on his defenseless opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Buvaisar Hamidovich Saitiev!